West Indies’ Keemo Paul pulled off the 11th best bowling figures in T20I cricket history as the West Indies strolled to a 40-run win over Bangladesh in Dhaka to seal the series 2-1. Evin Lewis’ 89 off 36 balls with eight sixes was the backbone of the Windies’ innings.
BANGLADESH VS WEST INDIES
West Indies 190 (E Lewis 89, N Pooran 29, SD Hope 23; Mahmudullah 3-18, Mustafizur Rahman 3-33, Shakib Al Hasan 3-37)
Bangladesh 140 (Liton Das 43, Abu Hider 22 not out; KMA Paul 5-15, FA Allen 2-19)
West Indies won by 50 runs
WOMEN’S BIG BASH LEAGUE
Dane van Niekerk (2-29) and Marizanne Kapp (1-33) played key roles with the ball in limiting the Brisbane heat to 155-7 off their 20 overs, after teammate Ellyse Perry’s astounding undefeated 103 off 64 balls (with five sixes) had enabled the Sydney Sixers to post 166-3. The win kept the Sixers on top of the log alongside the Sydney Thunder.
Sydney Sixers 166-3 (EA Perry 103 not out, A Gardner 36; GM Harris 1-24, DM Kimmince 1-25)
Brisbane Heat 155-7 (JL Jonassen 33, BL Mooney 30, SJ Johnson 29; EA Burns 2-9, D van Niekerk 2-29, M Kapp 1-33)
Sixers won by 11 runs
Perth Scorchers 122-6 (H Graham 42, AE Jones 23; LMM Tahuhu 2-12, M Brown 2-25)
Melbourne Renegades 123-6 (JE Cameron 35, DN Wyatt 27, AE Satterthwaite 26; NE Bolton 3-28,
H Graham 2-22 2, HM Brennan 1-19)
Renegades won by 4 wickets with 17 balls in hand
BIG BASH LEAGUE
Sydney Sixers 164-4 (JC Silk 67 not out, DP Hughes 62; JP Behrendorff 2-28, JA Richardson 1-25, AJ Tye 1-35)
Perth Scorchers 147-8 (HWR Cartwright 53, AJ Turner 49; SNJ O’Keefe 3-19, SA Abbott 3-29, BJ Dwarshuis 1-25)
Sydney Sixers won by 17 runs
Hobart Hurricanes 159-6 (DJM Short 67, BR McDermott 25, GJ Bailey 22; Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2-23, MT Steketee 2-36, JK Lalor 1-29)
Brisbane Heat 144 (BCJ Cutting 58, M Bryant 30, CA Lynn 29; JP Faulkner 3-25, JC Archer 2-23, J Botha 2-30, RP Meredith 2-30)
Hurricanes won by 15 runs
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